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  1. Aloha Airlines Flight 243: 13 Minutes From Decompression to Maui

    Event: 1988Published: 30 Oct 2026

    On 28 April 1988 Aloha Airlines Flight 243 lost about 18 feet of its upper fuselage at 24,000 feet.

    View event: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (1988)
    Location
    Near Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  2. Delta Flight 191: What NTSB Report AAR-86/05 Found at Dallas

    Event: 1985Published: 24 Oct 2026

    Delta Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011, was on final approach to runway 17L at Dallas/Fort Worth on 2 August 1985 when it flew into a microburst beneath a thunderstorm.

    View event: Delta Air Lines Flight 191 (1985)
    Location
    Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, United States
    Phase of flight
    Approach

  3. American Airlines Flight 587: The ATC Audio and the Tail Failure

    Event: 2001Published: 22 Oct 2026

    This video sets the real air traffic control recordings from 12 November 2001 against the NTSB's findings on American Airlines Flight 587.

    View event: American Airlines Flight 587 (2001)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A300
    Location
    Belle Harbor, Queens, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  4. TWA Flight 800: The 747 Fuel Tank Explosion Off Long Island

    Event: 1996Published: 22 Oct 2026

    TWA Flight 800 disappeared from radar 12 minutes after leaving New York for Paris in July 1996, when its centre fuel tank exploded and all 230 people on board were killed.

    View event: TWA Flight 800 (1996)
    Aircraft
    Boeing 747
    Location
    Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, Long Island, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  5. American Airlines Flight 587: Rudder Inputs, Design and Training

    Event: 2001Published: 17 Oct 2026

    American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300-605R, crashed into Belle Harbor, New York, shortly after take-off from JFK on 12 November 2001, killing all 260 on board and 5 people on the ground.

    View event: American Airlines Flight 587 (2001)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A300
    Location
    Belle Harbor, Queens, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  6. Delta Flight 1080: Flying an L-1011 With a Jammed Left Elevator

    Event: 1977Published: 31 Jul 2026

    Delta Flight 1080 developed severe pitch and roll problems during take-off from San Diego on 12 April 1977, with 52 people on board.

    View event: Delta Air Lines Flight 1080 (1977)
    Location
    San Diego to Los Angeles, California, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  7. US Airways Flight 1549: The Bird Strike and the NTSB’s Findings

    Event: 2009Published: 10 Jun 2026

    This narrated documentary tells the story of US Airways Flight 1549 from its departure from LaGuardia on 15 January 2009 to the rescue on the Hudson, then covers the NTSB investigation.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  8. TWA Flight 800: How a Wiring Fault Ignited an Empty Fuel Tank

    Event: 1996Published: 21 Mar 2026

    TWA Flight 800 broke apart over the Atlantic in July 1996 when a short circuit most likely sent excess voltage into the fuel gauge wiring of its nearly empty centre tank, igniting fuel vapour warmed…

    View event: TWA Flight 800 (1996)
    Aircraft
    Boeing 747
    Location
    Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, Long Island, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  9. Emery 17 and TransAsia 222: A Jammed Elevator and a Low Approach

    Event: 2000Published: 12 Oct 2025

    This double episode covers two accidents.

    View event: Emery Worldwide Flight 17 (2000)
    Aircraft
    ATR 72, Douglas DC-8
    Location
    Rancho Cordova, near Sacramento, California, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  10. American Airlines Flight 191: The 1979 Crash That Grounded DC-10s

    Event: 1979Published: 23 Jul 2024

    Fascinating Horror's short documentary on American Airlines Flight 191 covers the DC-10's history at American, the takeoff from Chicago O'Hare on 25 May 1979, the separation of the left engine and…

    View event: American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)
    Location
    Open field and trailer park beside Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  11. United Airlines Flight 232: KCCI’s Archive Report From Sioux City

    Event: 1989Published: 19 Jul 2024

    This KCCI Des Moines news report brings together archive footage of the United Airlines Flight 232 crash at Sioux City on 19 July 1989.

    View event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)
    Location
    Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
    Phase of flight
    Landing

  12. United Airlines Flight 232: The Crash Landing at Sioux City, 1989

    Event: 1989Published: 16 May 2023

    Fascinating Horror's short documentary on United Airlines Flight 232 covers the flight from Denver on 19 July 1989, the tail engine failure that took out all three hydraulic systems, and the crew's…

    View event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)
    Location
    Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
    Phase of flight
    Landing

  13. American Airlines Flight 191: Mayday on the O’Hare DC-10 Inquiry

    Event: 1979Published: 14 Apr 2023

    This Mayday episode follows the NTSB investigation into American Airlines Flight 191, the DC-10 that crashed after takeoff from Chicago O'Hare on 25 May 1979, killing 273 people.

    View event: American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)
    Location
    Open field and trailer park beside Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  14. American Airlines Flight 191: The Forklift Shortcut and the Slats

    Event: 1979Published: 20 Nov 2021

    Mentour Pilot explains American Airlines Flight 191, the DC-10 that lost its left engine on takeoff from Chicago O'Hare on 25 May 1979.

    View event: American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)
    Location
    Open field and trailer park beside Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  15. Aloha Airlines Flight 243: Fatigue Cracks and the NTSB Inquiry

    Event: 1988Published: 7 Jul 2021

    This shorter Mayday cut covers what happened after Aloha Airlines Flight 243 landed on Maui on 28 April 1988 with part of its roof missing.

    View event: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (1988)
    Location
    Near Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  16. Delta Flight 191: The Microburst That Downed an L-1011 at DFW

    Event: 1985Published: 5 Jun 2021

    Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, flew into a microburst on final approach to Dallas/Fort Worth on 2 August 1985 and landed short of the runway.

    View event: Delta Air Lines Flight 191 (1985)
    Location
    Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, United States
    Phase of flight
    Approach

  17. Aloha Airlines Flight 243: Landing a 737 With Its Roof Torn Away

    Event: 1988Published: 27 May 2021

    This full Mayday episode reconstructs Aloha Airlines Flight 243 on 28 April 1988, when an explosive decompression tore away part of the 737's upper fuselage at 24,000 feet over Hawaii.

    View event: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (1988)
    Aircraft
    Boeing 737
    Location
    Near Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  18. US Airways Flight 1549: A Pilot Explains the Hudson Ditching

    Event: 2009Published: 15 Jan 2021

    Mentour Pilot goes through the flight of US Airways 1549 on 15 January 2009 from a working airline pilot's point of view, from the bird strike over the Bronx to the ditching on the Hudson.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  19. United Airlines Flight 232: Steering a DC-10 With the Throttles

    Event: 1989Published: 12 Sep 2020

    Mentour Pilot explains how the crew of United Airlines Flight 232 flew a DC-10 for 44 minutes with no hydraulics after its tail engine failed on 19 July 1989.

    View event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)
    Location
    Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  20. US Airways Flight 1549: Brace Positions and the Hudson Escape

    Event: 2009Published: 12 Apr 2015

    This short Smithsonian Channel clip looks at Flight 1549 from the cabin.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff